The Secret to Fast, Reliable Builds [ Source: Electric Cloud ]

June 2012- Parallel build execution is a popular technique for reducing software build length, and for good reason. Today, multi-core computers are common, particularly for software developers, so there's horsepower to spare, and it seems seductively easy to dabble with parallel builds: just slap a "-j" onto your make command-line,sit back and enjoy the benefits of a build that's 2, 3 or 4 times faster than it used to be.

Unfortunately, with this simple approach you are ...

Secure Virtualization with sVirt [ Source: Red Hat ]

June 2012- Red Hat Enteprise Virtualization 3.0 makes implementing virtualized servers easier and more cost-effective, and it won't lock you in. In addition to holding top virtualization benchmarks for performance and scalability of Windows and Linux workloads, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization provides unmatched security.

This paper discusses Red Hat Secure Virtualization (sVirt), the industry's most comprehensive security solution for virtualization. With its unique kernel-level architecture and NSA-developed security mechanism, sVirt leads to a higher level of ...

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Use Case: Server Consolidation [ Source: Red Hat ]

June 2012- By transitioning workloads from physical servers to virtual machines, datacenter consolidation significantly increases the utilization and agility of computing resources while reducing operational costs with more efficient use of power and space. Capital cost savings in server hardware is the most immediate benefit and can range in a reduction of 40-75 percent. Operations teams also benefit from the reduced requirements for space and power and with the improved on-going management of their servers. For new ...

IDC Whitepaper: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization [ Source: Red Hat ]

October 2012- As the number of virtual workloads surpass the number of physical workloads with the maturing or the virtualization market, IDC data indicates that as many as one third of virtualization customers are planning to use multiple hypervisors over the next year.

This whitepaper discusses why agencies are pursuing a multi-vendor strategy for virtualization software and how Red Hat, with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0, is quickly emerging as a leading strategic alternative and is ...

The CIO Guide to Virtual Server Data Protection [ Source: CommVault ]

May 2012- Server virtualization is changing the face of the modern data center. CIOs are looking for ways to virtualize more applications, faster, across the IT spectrum. Selecting the right data protection solution that understands the new virtual environment is a critical success factor in the journey to cloud-based infrastructure. This guide looks at the key questions CIOs should be asking to ensure a successful virtual server data protection solution.

RHEV for Servers Feature Comparison [ Source: Red Hat ]

May 2012- When you are choosing a virtualization platform for your datacenter, your architecture and capabilities may be limited by the features offered by each product. This document details the features of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 in comparison with VMware vSphere 5 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2. This document is designed to give you information about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) and to allow you to compare features and benefits across multiple virtualization platforms.

Seven Steps for Building Security in the Cloud from the Ground Up [ Source: Intel ]

April 2012- If you are considering a leap to the cloud, you are no doubt figuring out how to extend security to the new environment. Despite potential savings, security is still the number one barrier. Download this white paper to review seven steps to help you build security into your cloud applications.

Everything You Need to Know About Cloud Security but Were Afraid to Ask [ Source: Intel ]

April 2012- With this guide you will learn how to evaluate cloud technology vendors and service providers based on a series of questions that were posed to experts in the industry. By comparing answers to common IT questions from 9 vendors, you'll be ready to implement security products and services in the cloud.

Step by Step Guide to Build Security into Cloud Initiatives [ Source: Intel ]

April 2012- In this report you will learn about the key findings of a survey of 200 IT professionals that can help you plan security into your cloud initiatives. Find out how you can manage these challenges in your own enterprise.

Best Practices for SPSS on Power Systems [ Source: IBM ]

April 2012- Organizations adopting the IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services 4.2 can be affected by many variables.

Read the white paper which explores the best practices and characteristics of running the software on a POWER7 platform, and learn how this can influence performance optimization and scalability.

Smarter Commerce for Consumer Electronics White Paper [ Source: IBM ]

April 2012- When we talk about the world becoming increasingly interconnected, instrumented and intelligent, the most ubiquitous example is the smartphone. It collects and disseminates data while its users are at home and on the go, likely serving up just as much - if not more - dynamic, socially driven information as static, always-there web content. And other consumer electronics companies are deep in the revolution of smarter products, providing not just one-dimensional devices but entire customer ...

BPM in a governed SOA environment [ Source: IBM ]

April 2012- The alignment of Business process management (BPM) and SOA governance processes provides enterprises with a streamlined ability to identify opportunities for change, to redesign business processes based on well-defined enterprise services, resulting in faster time to market, reduced time to value and improved return on investment.

This white paper describes the principles for building BPM solutions that use governed services, and covers:
* The role and value of SOA in BPM
* Common ...

OPTIMIZE your messaging environment with HP Converged Storage and Microsoft Exchange [ Source: HP/Intel/VMware ]

February 2012- Communications are vital for your business, and e-mail is at the heart of it all. Your e-mail system demands high availability, but must remain simple, agile and cost-effective at the same time.

With the combination of Microsoft® Exchange 2010, VMware vSphere 5, and HP Storage, Servers, Networking, and Services, you can implement a converged, virtualized, and always-on messaging infrastructure to meet these demands.